I recently took a flight and following touchdown, a crew member made a surprise announcement: this landing marked our captain’s final flight after 30 years piloting aircraft. We all applauded. As we disembarked, the captain stood in the aisle, offering each passenger a farewell.…
Continue reading →Chat GPT Studio Ghibli Art
If you’ve been paying any attention to social media lately, you’ve probably noticed how much better AI multi-modal art has gotten. The zeitgeist has definitely latched onto this — mainly to generate Studio Ghibli-style art of themselves. It’s impressive and once again raises the big questions about…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for April 4, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: OS updates across the board are here and, is there an Apple AI Doctor in the house? Sparky also invites you to make your Lock Screen special this weekend and sends us off with a brassy music recommendation.
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On the Hypothetical “Thinner” M6 MacBook Pro
Rumors are swirling about a redesigned MacBook Pro slated for release next year, featuring the M6 chip, a thinner chassis — and most notably — an OLED display. A recent 9to5Mac article summarizes the rumors. I’m particularly excited about the prospect of an OLED screen. This…
Continue reading →Sparky’s Home Screen Tricks
I’ve been experimenting with an unconventional home screen that uses a bunch of clever tricks using Widgetsmith and Shortcuts to give my iPhone an entirely different look. In this video I share what I’ve done and how to do it on your own.
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Daylite: The All-in-One Business Tool for Apple Users (Sponsor)
Running a small business or working as a solo professional often means juggling a dozen roles at once — client meetings, project deadlines, follow-ups, invoicing — you name it. I’ve learned the hard way that when your tools aren’t helping you stay on top…
Continue reading →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
We had a lot of fun this month in the MacSparky Labs. Notable events was a meetup of Vision Pro users to reflect on the first year with Apple’s new device and a deep dive on e-books in light of Amazon tightening the screws on…
Continue reading →TRMNL to Show Status Information
I recently bought a little e-ink display device for putting up status information. It’s pretty clever and kind of fun. Meet TRMNL.
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Mac Power Users 790: Wandering Around The Verge, with David Pierce
David Pierce is editor-at-large at The Verge. This week, he joins Stephen and me on Mac Power Users to talk about the hardware and software he relies on for work, the overall state of Apple in 2025, and his complicated feelings about his new…
Listen & read notes →Nano-texture Normalcy
It’s been a while since Apple introduced Nano-texture glass on iPad, and in that time, they’ve expanded the option to the MacBook Pro. What’s interesting to me is that we haven’t seen any major controversies or “gates” surrounding this technology. The Nano-texture glass seems…
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